Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted (Ava and Lucas)

Chapter 246

Chapter 246 Ava: Off-Kilter

Staying in the training room for another week is mental torture.

The training isn't the worst part.

It's the tedium.

Vanessa and Marcus are tense and jumpy, even with nothing happening.

Sometimes, the weird training room turns into a quiet beach. In an unfortunate twist, the room can't emulate scent, so it doesn't help much as a change of venue.

Once I'm able to summon fire with ease, Magister Orion announces that it's a great time to return to the Fae Ward.

The clock on the wall shows eighteen hours have passed since we entered.

"Despite sleeping in here, your mind and body aren't truly rested. You should sleep once we return."

"No, I need to see if Selene's returned," I protest, swaying on my feet. The idea of sleep is tempting, but the worry gnawing at my gut won't let me rest. "What if something's happened?"

Magister Orion's eyes soften. "Ava, I assure you, if any important news arrives, I will wake you immediately. But right now, your mental faculties need replenishing. You've pushed yourself hard. While this room is convenient for fast-tracking your training, it comes with downsides."

"Days?" I blink, the concept of time slipping through my fingers like sand. "It's only been eighteen hours."

"There, yes. And in here, it's been two weeks."

Right. I knew that.

I'm just a little confused.

My body betrays me with a jaw-cracking yawn. Vanessa steps forward, her hand gentle on my arm. "He's right, Ava. You're dead on your feet."

Marcus grabs my other arm, holding me upright. It's only then that I realize I was tilting to the side.

Their concern warms me, but anxiety still coils in my chest. "But what about Lucas?"

to the ground," Magister Orion says firmly. "Eight hours of sleep, minimum. That's an order from

bristle at his tone, ready to snap back, but Vanessa's voice distracts me. "He's right, Ava. You're

me, leaving behind a bone-deep weariness.

Orion nods solemnly.

shift back to the ornate halls of the Fae Ward makes my head spin. Vanessa steadies me,

a little fuzzy and the world is off

into step beside me, with a gentle shove that tilts me back into a proper angle to the floor. "I'll take first watch. Vanessa will check in

my tongue; I'm not even

the time we reach my room, I'm stumbling with every step. The bed looks impossibly

but it

gross against the

voice already fading as I drift

* * *

a persistent sense of urgency. I'm running, always running, but I can't remember

when I reach a clearing, and a small

but I can't imagine

but something

I've been here before, and my entire

crystal

flash of red in the trees, and a menacing presence

suddenly, I'm not there

at my toes. A white wolf with clear blue eyes stares at me, the only color in her fur a patch of

* * *

bed and ornate furnishings of the Fae Ward come into focus slowly.

Oh, wait. It's not.

but

and sticky, and feel feverish. My entire body hurts, like Jericho's been putting me

voice startles me. She's perched in a

was I out?" I

to let you sleep

feels like I only slept ten minutes. "Why didn't you wake me?

ask, no, we haven't been able to

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